Recognize 否 in 否定 and 否決. Connect each word’s reading with its meaning in context.

The idea

否 has 7 strokes; follow the linked KanjiVG diagram for their order. Read 否定（ひてい） and 否決（ひけつ） as whole words: a kanji’s reading depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
否定ひていHe denied the facts.
否決ひけつThe proposal was voted down at the meeting.
賛否さんぴThere are opinions for and against this plan.

Examples

  • 彼かれは事実じじつを否定ひていしました。He denied the facts.
  • その意見いけんをすぐに否定ひていしないでください。Please don’t immediately dismiss that opinion.
  • その案あんは会議かいぎで否決ひけつされました。The proposal was voted down at the meeting.
  • 議案ぎあんが否決ひけつされたと聞ききました。I heard that the motion was voted down.
  • この計画けいかくには賛否さんぴがあります。There are opinions for and against this plan.
  • 賛否さんぴの両方りょうほうを聞ききます。I listen to both the arguments for and against.

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Watch out

否決 means rejection by a vote; 賛否 refers to both support and opposition. Do not assume that every word containing 否 has the same meaning or reading. Compare 否 with 杏; pay attention to 不／木 when distinguishing their shapes.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 否定 in hiragana.

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    ひてい

    否定 is read ひてい. In context: He denied the facts.

  2. Write the reading of 否決 in hiragana.

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    ひけつ

    否決 is read ひけつ. In context: The proposal was voted down at the meeting.

  3. Write the missing kanji: 賛＿（さんぴ）［否／杏］.

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    否

    否 completes 賛否, read さんぴ. In context: There are opinions for and against this plan.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 否 from memory and read 否定 and 否決 aloud. Check your readings against the examples.